Nema language

{{Short description|Finisterre language spoken in Papua New Guinea}}

{{Infobox language

|name = Nema

|altname = Gusan

|states = Papua New Guinea

|region = Morobe Province

|ethnicity =

|speakers = 800

|date = 2000 census

|ref = e18

|familycolor = Papuan

|fam1 = Trans–New Guinea

|fam2 = Finisterre–Huon

|fam3 = Finisterre

|fam4 = Erap

|iso3 = gsn

|glotto=gusa1246

|glottorefname=Gusan

}}

Nema, a.k.a. Gusan, is one of the Finisterre languages of Papua New Guinea. Speakers use the name "Nema"; "Gusan" is found in the literature. A language survey team visited the area and reported that the name "Nema" is locally known, though "Gusan" had been used to refer to the language by some linguistic publications in the past.Retsema, Thom, Margaret Potter and Rachel Gray. 2009. Mungkip: an endangered language. SIL Electronic Survey report 2009-015.

[(http://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/88/56/50/88565026574113254980747287043870

517665/silesr2009_015.pdf) Web access]